Keel Crossing [opened 18.10.25] - compendium thread

[herra soul mob]

Its a lot wider than i thought from the drone videos!It will look fantastic for night games if Bruce fixes the search lights!

wide enough so can get the tank across when play the Mags.

 

[Goat Hoof]

Does anyone know if there is a plan in place to test how it holds up under the weight of full match-day footfall? It almost feels like we are being made the guinea pigs to test its strength. A mate of mine was on a run down the river, he worked on the Megyeri Bridge whilst living out in Budapest and said he had some real worries about the standard of work on our new footbridge. He said the abutments (end supports for transferring loads) didn’t look sufficient for the loads it would need to transfer on a matchday.

yeah, i read the structural engineers all agreed that there's no more than a 43% chance it collapses, even when full, so with that expert guidance they were allowed to open it to the general public.

 

[CollingwoodFTM]

As the nation gets fatter, I’m a little worried about using the Wearmouth Bridge now. Probably just swim over now.

Probably just Bob up and down the river with the tide tbh.

 

[oddbod]

wide enough so can get the tank across when play the Mags.

Just need some sponsorship from Palmolive ..a few well placed promo stands and the scrofula and impetigo ridden mag flotsam will be like rabbits in headlights!

 

[HorsePills]

Looked like a lot of work still to do and the entrance and exit points and walkways up to the stadium.

Does anybody knar what's being built behind the screens further along and also whether there's more stuff going up parallel to the South stand?

The other part closer to the ground is a new walkway over the path that goes down to the river.

 

[mikem]

This makes me stupidly excited. I thought the newly paved path between the SW corner and the Stables looked fantastic yesterday - just the sense of how a dull corner of land is nearly ready as a smooth and striking path. Pretty sure I’ll be doing the walk from Roker to the stadium via Keel Square ahead of the rugby, just for the experience.

 

[RTGAdmin]

Probably got some liquidated damages to pay if late. Mind it doesn’t look a mass of activity

There were more people working towards the other end of the bridge and also underneath it - not masses, but certainly a decent amount of activity for a weekend.

 

[Shandy drinker]

Had a look today
What’s those cracks on west side north end columns?

 

[Wearside Wanderer II]

Someone’s been reading one of those ‘corrupt council’ pages on Facebook.

Sick to death of those twats vandalising the city with their shit stickers and posters.

 

[RestlessNatives]

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[BingoBango]

Had a look today
What’s those cracks on west side north end columns?

They're speed cracks: it makes you go faster across the bridge

 

[5527kilometersAway]

So many hilarious retorts on that first page. Well done, all of you.

 

[Shandy drinker]

Will it be one way on match day?

 

[Tex]

Subway is approximately opposite where CTD tiles used to be and is just the old cobbled path that leads down to the footpath on the northern bank of the river.

The above element of the subway provides a footpath that continues from the bridge to where the roundabout is opposite the Murray gates at the west stand.

Sozz mate none the wiser but best leave it there in case west stand gets his knickers in a twist that we might be discussing the pathway and environment of the bridge on a thread about the bridge.

Just thinking that the diagonal stripes of the bridge tiling makes the pattern on our new home kit now look even less like a representation of the bridge and more like an ant’s ladder.

 

[EDGE]

Will it be one way on match day?

North to South only from 20 minutes in to accommodate the early leavers.

 

[Dave Hosselhaff]

Worst case being 46,000 leaving the SOL in a mass exodus as Seelt heads into own net on 33 minutes to make it SAFC 0 Burnley 6?

No mate.

 

[AC Mack]

Makes you think.

 

[dancingradio]

Sozz mate none the wiser but best leave it there in case west stand gets his knickers in a twist that we might be discussing the pathway and environment of the bridge on a thread about the bridge.

Just thinking that the diagonal stripes of the bridge tiling makes the pattern on our new home kit now look even less like a representation of the bridge and more like an ant’s ladder.

Tbf the answer to your question is 6 posts above your original post. Look at number 4 on the pic.

 

[Weststand]

Sozz mate none the wiser but best leave it there in case west stand gets his knickers in a twist that we might be discussing the pathway and environment of the bridge on a thread about the bridge.

Just thinking that the diagonal stripes of the bridge tiling makes the pattern on our new home kit now look even less like a representation of the bridge and more like an ant’s ladder.

Nowt wrong with asking mate but read the thread and the sheepfolds one...It must have been explained at least 100x on both over the past year

 

[PTR]

I know this is an age-old joke, but I'm starting to think that a very simple back and forth monorail between Keel Square and the Stables would be great!